Users can share media from their handset to a PC, notebook, or television, and vice versa across a network (whether a home network, enterprise network or WLAN), using the easy to set-up device.

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Handset makers are no strangers to social media campaigns, of course.

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The "Ripe for Skype and MP3 Hype" Award goes to the Sony Mylo , a convergence cornucopia including a Wi-Fi-enabled Skype handset, instant messenger, and portable media player.

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In addition to constantly improving operating systems and new handset features, customized games and social media apps for mobile phones allow users to access social media sites Twitter and Facebook from their phones.

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That said, the handset hasn't shed its predecessor's built-in media connectivity, given that an MHL connection with any compatible TV will trigger the same app carousel and ability to mirror content.

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In the coming months, Samsung Epic 4G will have access to the Samsung Media Hub, making it the first and only 4G handset to feature a video store with movies and TV available for purchase or rental, and video content set up for an HD-like entertainment experience on a handset screen.

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The media believe in Nokia again. perhaps not as the all-conquering handset manufacturer, but as a viable contender in the smartphone place.

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